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“In fact, even though we’ve made progress, I’m inviting the Justice Department back in to update our agreement because we want to get ahead of any issues that may resurface,” Cranley said.

But one community leader, Iris Roley, who worked on the Police Collaborative Agreement said, “He wants to rush and say we need to redo the collaborative. He’s the only one not at the table. We’ve been meeting for 15 years.”

There is a call among these delegates for accountability, better training and legislation that will permanently shift this issue from discussion to reality.

Fran Jackson, president of the Oxford Branch of NAACP, said, “Young people are hurting. Black men are being killed time and time again and there is no justice.”

The NAACP wants the presidential candidate to pledge to do the following within the first 100 days of taking office:

Cut off funds to law enforcement agencies found to have a pattern of discrimination.

Allow the DOJ subpoena power to obtain internal documents from agencies under investigation.